the Entertainer Announces Appointment of New CEO

The Entertainer has announced the appointment of Andrew Murphy as Group Chief Executive Officer . Andrew most recently held the role of Group Chief Operating Officer at John Lewis Partnership . Andrew started his career on the John Lewis shop floor in Aberdeen, rising quickly through the business to lead John Lewis’ Scottish business and subsequently being appointed Retail Director for the entire department store business; simultaneously joining the John Lewis Operating Board. In 2015, Andrew was promoted to become the Partnership’s first Productivity & Change Director, a group role where Andrew brought large elements of John Lewis and Waitrose together as a single operational entity to be more cost effective and agile. Andrew went on to be appointed Chief Information Officer, a role he held until 2020 and his appointment as COO.